New-York tribune., 1887-04-24
ST. ANN'S NOBLE RECORD,
HUNDRED YEARS OF RELIGIOUS WORT
REC ALLINo THE MRRcrKs OF cRNruRY-BIsHo0
PoTrERs LETTER.

REC ALLIN0 TIE NRRcIKs OF CRNTURY-BISHo0
POrrER's LETTER.
The ono huudred years of growth, hsrdships pro~
perity and noble works that are tho history Of Sc
Ann's Church on the Brooklyn Heights completed
yesterday. when many people, members OF st. Ann's
congregation gathered reverentisy within the church
and heard again with pride and thsnksgiving the ~.
markable history of the first Protestant Episcopal
Church Of their oity she Old Trinity OF Booklyn Tho
storm that began early and lated al day perhaps
served only ~ pleasant reminder that called up
recoectons of the struggles Of the carly days of The
church, for over 1,00Opeore remembered with pride
tho significance of tho day when they heard old
Lowrie, the sexton. ring out Old Hundred" on TIE
chimes and oame together within the church vt IL
O'clock Tho interior Of the church tsstily and
tboughtfuly decorated Tho pulpit, lectern, ccua-
munon table, memorials of DR.. Cutter. Joshua Sands
his wife Ann early benofactors OF tho chrrch. and
others were fttngly adorned. The familiar portrait
of DR.. Noah Hunt Schenck was hung on the pulcil
where he did work that s part of the churchs his
tory. But with however much reverence these 70
membranes were greeted, the most significant tn
most pleasant OF all was the conspicIou; Iegsnse
I" 1857" made Of white flowers against background
OF Ivy ana smilax that was placed high up on ~
reredos
little after IL O'Clock the words of the professional
church, presently forty whterobed boys and men,
followed BY large body Of clergy began the s DsSsss
choir followed BY the rector, the Rev: Dr. Reese
Alsop, his assistants, the Rev. Louis De Cormis and
the Rev. DR.. Charles Howard Maicom; Dr. Smith, sf
District; DR.. Peet Dr. n. Boyd, Of All Saints
Church, Brooklyn; DR.. w A. Snively.. of Grace
Church, Brooklyn; Dr.. G. II. Hall, Of Holy Trinity,
O. X. Baker, of the Church of the Mesiah the Rev.
Charles X. Tate of tho Church OF the RcdeeMer; Dr:
E0aH Of St. DR. Esn So wasdsss
vestrymen Of st. AIMS were also in the procession, and
they were; Wardens: Henry T; Morgan and Jesse 50 O
smith; vestrymen: Andrew d. De wiz r. n! Enitea
Wallace, George Gray Ward, Edward Goodwin and
Charles Dimon. Bshop Littlejohn brought up tae
rear and several OF the prominent clergymen sat -
sanctuary while the rvst OF the clergy occupied ths
front pews.
The anthem. 40. Lord, our Governor" az Gie,is
Alsop read = historical paper in which he gave =
interesting account of the churchs history sketch
OF the church was printed in THE TRIBUNE On
Mr.. Rapllve's room how 1t hourshed in John
Middaghs barn until large enough tor the BrsA
barracSs aud then in the Union Chapel and finally -
first church. the stone building In Sandsst He spyk1
OF the second church building and then coming to the
present edifico he said
She stands prominent position within easy reach z
sap s the
pier problems Of years ago linen shs was -
o. the churches IN city Of 600 people M VIII sa
tho cy she stands church Of and for the people,
The ofertory which followed the address ia to -
given toward an endowment fund OF $4,000 Some
six thousand dollars were collected VI thD
amount SO, 900 present from prominent meua-
Der OF the congregation After this Bishop LitteJohn
preached the sermon. taking for his text: Lords
Thou hast been refuge from one generation -
another He spoke OF St. AIMS record as one OF eoar
spcuous usefulness and honor, and emphasized IL
churchs share in the actions ard properties thza
have transformed Brooklyn from village to o pros
perous city. The Rev. Louis De Coruils read an N
errstng letter from Bishop Potter regrettin9 his NJ
ability DO present, q letter from the Rev. IN.
Huntington, OF Grace Church, and Others. Bishop
Potter said in bis letter
We In Ncw.York may forget that Old St AIMS -
parish diocese And the maternal Instinct So
dead that nave ceased 10 nave Prle IN =
those who uggng at the leash which Dosn
mother hastened tho separation OF Long Issed
from the mothers s;de do not know but even ~ wefs e
there doubt about endeavor TO cherish =
feeling between the two dioceses and " wecens
the sons OF New-York to your pulpit
Bishop Potter told humorous incident ehout htlh-
self when he first met DR.. Cutting. one ST. Ann1
most prominent clergymeD. The Bishop w6s sm4l
boy and Que morning he came to the breakfast table
Father late There he found man who, after looking
at him for moment with kindly but penetrating
gaze ssid: should say from his looks that no ~
o young gentleman who did not know his iesseA'
" That described the exact situation" added Bisbsp
Potter but found myself saying who is that IN.
pleasant old person who can see inside OF your Bse
thoroughly original qualities" In conclusion BishsP
Potter wrote that it was under DR.. Schenck that 81
AIMS was made u tree church, and in some resPeeeS
he believed this to be the most important step NE
Protestant Episcopal Church had taken 10 this genera
ton, adding: The story OF St. Ann's and st. Georg6&
OF New York. are. think, twin glories in our comm0
ecclecisstical annals"